Talkin' Trash Horry County Solid Waste Authority
Requests

Forms

Booking a field trip or borrowing recycling containers. Here is what you need to know before you fill anything in.

Field Trip Request

The SWA reimburses Horry County public schools for travel to the facility in Conway, and the trip itself is free.

30 daysminimum notice before your requested date
2 to 3 hourson site, 9am to 1pm, Monday to Friday
50 studentsmaximum, or two classes. One bus per day
May 1last date a trip can be scheduled

What the visit includes

  • A presentation about recycling in Horry County
  • A guided tour of the landfill and the Materials Recycling Facility
  • The composting area, where all HCS food waste goes

Before you apply

  • Your school principal must endorse the application
  • Schools arrange their own transportation through the bus office
  • No personal vehicles are allowed on landfill property, so let parents know
  • Trips are awarded first come, first served, based on funds and calendar availability

Getting reimbursed

After the trip, send the completed Field Trip Voucher Form, documentation from the bus office showing mileage, and substitute teacher costs if any. Reimbursement comes back as a check payable to the school. Everything must be in by May 30.

Download the form (PDF)

Equipment Request

Borrow recycling containers for a school event at no cost through the Special Event Recycling Program.

3 weeksminimum notice before your event
15 containersmaximum, with lids
Bottles and canswhat the containers are for
No costto lease, first come, first served

How it works

  • Submit the request form with your event details
  • An SWA representative contacts you to schedule
  • You arrange a drop-off location and time, and the SWA delivers
  • The SWA collects the containers after the event

Worth knowing

The second page is a compliance agreement. Containers are returned empty and clean, brought to a central pick-up location, and the organization signing accepts responsibility for the equipment while it is on loan.

Download the form (PDF)
Where to send them

Completed forms

By mail

Horry County Solid Waste Authority

Attn: Recycling Public Education

P.O. Box 1664

Conway, SC 29528

By phone or fax

843-347-1651

Fax: 843-347-3653